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Extraordinary educators believe that empathy and life skills, more than academics, give underserved students command of their own futures. Join a social screening of "The Bad Kids" film clips via the web and live chat with directors, principal of the school and others involved the program and issues raised in the film.

Extraordinary educators believe that empathy and life skills, more than academics, give underserved students command of their own futures. Participate in a national Twitter chat the day of the broadcast.

Extraordinary educators believe that empathy and life skills, more than academics, give underserved students command of their own futures. Attend a webinar with the principal of the school featured in the program.

In the 25 years since Minnesota passed the first charter school law, these publically funded but privately operated schools have become a highly sought-after alternative to traditional public education, particularly for underserved students in urban areas.

Missing a few days of schools a month, even in PreK-3rd grade, can hurt a child's math and reading skills and even their chance of graduating from school. Here are some resources for keeping kids on track. (Available in multiple languages.)

A PBS Preview of THE VIETNAM WAR will air after the National Memorial Day Concert. Get a 30 minute preview of the ten-part, 18-hour documentary film series directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick that is coming to PBS & WXXI-TV in September 2017.